Saturday, November 19, 2016

Mahler's 2nd Symphony "Resurrection" (Audio + Score)

Symphony No. 2 in C minor "Resurrection" by Gustav Mahler is a symphony composed between 1888 and 1894. The monumental style it shares with the First and Third Symphonies, The vast finale with choir and vocal soloists situates it in the line of the Ninth Symphony of Beethoven. This is one of Mahler's most popular works.

Best interpretation ever by New York Philharmonic cond/ Leonard Bernstein (DG)
with Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), The Westminster Choir, Joseph Flummerfelt

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